

This file explains the materials needed to reproduce the findings in the article.  



*The Stata dataset �replicates.dta� contains the recoded variables needed to reproduce the findings reported in Table 9 and figures 6-11, which relied on Stata version 10.1

*The file �Variable codes_stata.txt� matches each variable to the name given to it in "replicates.dta". 

*I do not provide a do.file because the model is straightforward to estimate.



**The files �replicates.inp� and �replicates.dat� contain the input file and dataset needed to reproduce the findings in tables 1-8, and figures 2-5. 
 These were produced using Mplus version 6.1

**The file �Variable codes_mplus.txt� matches each variable to the name given to it in "replicates.inp". 

**The input files "Table 1.inp", "Table 2.inp", "Table 3.inp", and Table 4.inp" reproduce the CFAs reported in Tables 1-4.  The factors from each
of these CFAs serve as dependent variables in the regressions reported in tables 5-8. The input file "Table 5.inp" illustrates this for the latent
construct "perceptions of Americanism". The same steps are repeated for the remaining constructs. To obtain the DIF estimates displayed in figures 2-4,
release each constraint on a one by one basis for the direct effect from language to each factor indicator. The input file "Figure 2.inp" provides an
example which can be used for the DIF estimates for the remaining items. 


** The full original dataset [Latino National Survey, (2006)] can be downloaded through the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
   (ICPSR).   
